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Table 2 Unadjusted HRQOL measures in respondents among physical activity groups stratified by gender

From: Recommended level of physical activity and health-related quality of life among Japanese adults

 

physical activity group

  

Male mean (SD)

recommended

insufficient

inactive

F §

#

PF

50.82 (4.31)

49.74 (6.89)

47.96 (8.99)

6.61**

b**, c*

RP

50.87 (4.57)

50.24 (5.49)

49.42 (6.25)

2.64

 

BP

51.64 (7.57)

51.69 (7.77)

50.37 (8.45)

1.48

 

GH

50.36 (6.96)

47.99 (6.68)

47.89 (6.86)

7.02**

a**, b**

VT

50.84 (6.74)

48.57 (6.85)

47.73 (7.51)

8.34***

a**, b**

SF

48.83 (8.49)

48.79 (7.93)

47.24 (8.81)

1.91

 

RE

48.83 (7.46)

48.83 (6.47)

48.27 (6.75)

0.41

 

MH

49.16 (7.68)

48.72 (7.00)

48.46 (7.03)

0.56

 

PCS

50.65 (4.89)

49.38 (6.60)

48.00 (6.68)

6.59**

b**

MCS

47.56 (8.58)

47.30 (7.31)

47.04 (7.22)

0.32

 

Female mean (SD)

     

PF

50.44 (4.57)

49.40 (6.24)

47.38 (9.36)

724**

b**, c*

RP

49.45 (5.37)

49.27 (6.16)

48.83 (7.26)

0.29

 

BP

48.42 (8.06)

48.89 (8.18)

48.91 (8.55)

0.21

 

GH

49.47 (7.30)

47.40 (7.15)

46.64 (7.10)

5.51*

a*, b**

VT

50.39 (6.40)

48.84 (6.90)

47.60 (7.29)

5.59*

b**

SF

47.23 (8.19)

47.21 (8.13)

46.58 (8.98)

0.14

 

RE

48.89 (6.87)

48.08 (7.46)

48.01 (7.05)

0.56

 

MH

47.76 (7.22)

46.85 (7.88)

47.16 (7.40)

0.72

 

PCS

49.05 (6.42)

48.52 (6.67)

47.17 (7.84)

2.95

 

MCS

47.13 (7.74)

46.20 (7.99)

46.46 (7.43)

0.63

 
  1. HRQOL: Health related quality of life scale, Short Form-8
  2. PF: Physical functioning, RP: Role physical, BP: Bodily pain, GH: General health, VT: Vitality, SF: Social functioning, RE: Role emotional, MH: Mental health, PCS: Physical component summary, MCS: Mental component summary
  3. § comparison in multidimensional scales of SF-8 among physical activity levels with covariate of age, marital status, educational level and income level
  4. # Bonferroni-adjusted univariate multiple comparison
  5. a: recommended vs. insufficient, b: recommended vs. inactive, c: insufficient vs. inactive
  6. *** p < .000 ** p < .001 *p < .05